Academy Athletes Lead Development at Douglas Park Come and Try Day

Written on the 18 April 2023 by SWSAS

South32 Illawarra Metallurgical Coal and the South West Sydney Academy of Sport joined forces during the April school holidays, as athletes from the Academy took the lead in hosting a Community Come and Try Sports Day at the Douglas Park Oval.

Although the weather was a bit touch and go, it failed to deter many local residents who turned up to try a number of sports throughout the morning.

The athletic ability of those in attendance on display, as attested to by the local Picton Rotary Club, who kept all in attendance fueled up on their famous Rotary Sausage Sizzle.

With such a great turn out for the first Come and Try day, there sure is a strong future for Australian sport within our local region. And with the ongoing support of Academy Platinum Partner South32 Illawarra Metallurgical Coal, there are already discussions underway for the Academy to host more school-holiday sports clinic's across the South West Sydney region in the near future. 

Academy sport program athletes Jade Dabrowski (Basketball), Sophie Connor (Basketball), Max Brown-Tjakuapi (Basketball), Alexis Paulo (AFLW) and Blessing Donvenekham (Netball) loved the opportunity to share their sport with the local community. Each taking the opportunity to put their coaching hat on and pass on the knowledge they have learned whilst within the Academy program, teaching foundational skills in Basketball, AFL, Long Jump and Netball and had an absolute ball.

The Academy also appreciated the support and help of local sporting organisations Douglas Park Little Athletics, Wollondilly Razorbacks Basketball Association, Wollondilly Redbacks Junior AFL, Douglas Park Netball, the Picton Rotary Club, and fellow Academy Partners Sharp Extensive IT, Bingara Gorge and Aceit. 

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